Protests in South Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia South Africa South Africa has been dubbed “the protest capital of the world”,[1] with one of the highest rates of public protests in the world.[2] It is often argued that…
South Africa a Dismal Failure as Students Continue to Protest
By Laura Oneale on October 24, 2015 There is chaos, rioting, protests and disgruntled students who are demanding answers from the African National Congress (ANC) and the failure of a government that is South Africa….
South African students score tuition fee protest victory
Universities’ proposed increases scrapped after week of nationwide protests and mass rally outside government building in Pretoria A student joins the demonstration at Pretoria’s Union Buildings on Friday. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA Simon Allison in Pretoria…
Riots Signal What Is Going Wrong With South Africa’s Economy
Riots signal what’s wrong with South Africa’s economy The recent spate of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa have negatively impacted on the country’s reputation. Image: TEBOGO LETSIE/The Times The worst anti-immigrant violence in South Africa…
Protest, Service Delivery and Xenophobic Violence in South Africa
Conflict levels fell dramatically in May 2015 after South Africa suffered a wave of xenophobic and anti-foreigner violence in April. The scale of the violence surpassed the anti-foreigner riots that hit Soweto in January 2015…
Board members ran SA Post Office into the ground
A member of the DA has laid charges against directors who served on the South African Post Office board last year. By News24 Wire – October 12, 2015 1 A member of the Democratic Alliance…
SA Post Office can’t pay staff full salaries
The South African Post Office says it paid all its staff 70% of their total salaries, with the remaining 30% expected to be deposited by October 31. By News24 Wire – October 26, 2015 The…
Post office has no money for fuel
NEWS/SOUTH-AFRICA/KWAZULU-NATAL / 13 August 2015 at 12:48pm By: Sphelele Ngubane Durban – The South African Post Office is in crisis again. This time, the parastatal has allegedly told local branches that no mail would be received…
Billion rand bailout for Post Office?
02 November 2015 at 14:50pm By: LEE RONDGANGER Durban – Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Telecommunications and Postal Services has stepped in to ensure the embattled, cash-strapped SA Post Office keeps afloat. The committee and Telecommunications…
Call to bail out the Post Office
2015-10-01 16:48 – Gareth van Zyl The SA Post Office was put under administration in November last year after a protracted four-month illegal strike. Picture: Emile Hendricks/Foto24 Johannesburg – The Communication Workers Union (CWU) on…